Am worried about running them on the street. I would really enjoy some et streets or qtp's but it is not feasable for me to swap them out every night. I also live 45 miles from town in the mountains and have quite the twisty turny drive every day. To top it off the track is an additional 75 miles away. What could i get away with running that would give me good 60' times yet be safe on the road? Thanks!

 

In relation to what?

What are you driving on now?

This is a 100% daily driver, correct? You can't leave it at home on a BAD day, right?

If that's the case, i'd go with a Nitto Drag Radial or a BFG Drag Radial. They're both 100% safe in the rain when they are brand new. I would feel safe doing 70 MPH on them in a rain storm on a highway, no fear of hydroplaning...However, I wouldn't trust them one bit after a few thousand miles/track runs. Once past half life, i consider them dangerous and when it rains, keep my eyes open and I drive well under the limit Oh and since they only last 5-15K miles, you'd better get ready to pay attention to the wetness Goodluck!

 

It is not a daily driver but i drive it daily The weather changes so fast in Colorado it would probably be forced to drive in the rain at any given time. I could handle driving safe and slow in the wet.

So the nittos or bfgs would be a good choice. Is one better than the other? Also, what kind of 60' times could i expect (driver skill related of course).

 

I have heard that for a street/track tire the Nitto's are better while the BFG's tend to be a little bit prefered as just strictly a track radial...like that nitto's last a little longer if used on the street as well as the track...

both will be very comparable, so if u get a deal for either...then both should work pretty well for ya...


as for times:

it all depends...some with FULL suspension cut 1.5-1.6 with Drag radials however there are some peeps that cut those same numberes with STOCK suspension...

however thats not the norm with the stock suspension, so id say it would depend on what other mods u have...

 

Why not mount some ET Streets on a second set of rims? Thats what I have done for the past few years and it works out just fine. Why mess around with drag radials (the BFG's ship new with 1/8 inch of tread), when you could be driving on some full tread decent tires and use good race tires for the actual racing?

I understand that new drag radials can be used on the road quite well, but there is still a risk of hydroplaning and neithe rBFG of Nitto have deep tread on their drag radial series.

 

I did a lot of reasearch on the drag radials and they do not seem like the best way to go. For the money and what i would get it seems much more beneficial just to get a second set of rims with some et streets or hoosier qtp's. Thell fit in the trunk anyways. Thanks for all the help

 

Nitto's extreme drag radial, I think they work great even in the rain. You don't ever want to get caught in the rain with ET's.

 

yea i have Both HOOSIERS and DR's mounted on other rims hehehe